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A specialist explains the hazards for children who persist in sucking a thumb or finger beyond early childhood, and offers advice on breaking the habit.

When families seek advice before they travel, pediatricians need to know where to find information about required vaccinations and to be aware of the potential risks and hazards there.

A child who is short is generally growing normally, but short stature can be the sign of an underlying disorder. Here&s how to tell the difference between what&s meant to be and what isn&t.

Developments have opened new vistas in diagnosing and treating the broad spectrum of illness caused by the versatile nonpolio enteroviruses.

Child advocacy is part of children's health for the future

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Evidence is mounting: Playing violent video games contributes to aggressive behavior. Pediatricians can protect their patients by knowing the potential risks and advising parents.

Evidence is mounting: Playing violent video games contributes to aggressive behavior. Pediatricians can protect their patients by knowing the potential risks and advising parents.

Love, marriage, and kids, Getting children to eat right, Preventing HIV infection, Resources for pediatricians. Eye on Washington

A range of issues must be addressed once sexual abuse is suspected or identified: Prophylactic treatment for STDs, emergency contraception, documentation, and reporting.

Knowing the signs and symptoms of sexual abuse, techniques of interviewing, the significance of anogenital findings, and which lab tests to order will help you identify victims and intervene effectively.

The authors separate fever fact from fever fiction, review which thermometers should be used in which patients, and discuss safe and appropriate use of antipyretics and sponge bathing.

A report released by the Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, created in 1998 by the Institute of Medicine, addresses systemic problems that frustrate efforts to implement quality health care.

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New products of interest to our pediatrician readers.

Parents and pediatricians worry that this high school graduation rite is far from wholesome. The authors offer reassurance and suggestions for reducing risky behaviors.

The dangers of airbags to children have been almost as well publicized as the benefits. Prospects for moderating the former and emphasizing the latter are improving.

Knowing the benefits and limitations of computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and other techniques can help you request the right studies, prepare the family for the exam, and evaluate results.

The diagnosis is epidermolysis bullosa.